Tonight, as I sat on the Front Porch to read,

Aloud into the night, some Frost, warm as t'is cold,

Even though I may feel a bit old

First my dog, Ole Jake, gives me cheer

By reminding me, with the cock of an ear,

No matter what else I fear,

there are some I am chosen to lead.

For he goes and get's my mother dear

To open the door and set him loose

Whence he comes to set a spell and listen--

'Til my wife takes pity and let's him back in;

Telling me he's been awaiting on me.

Says I, "I like an audience!"

But in he goes to a warm bed now.

So on I shout to the cold crystal sky

And the winged creature with a four foot span

Who went who knows where just momments gone by.

Just then, dear John who happens nigh,

Called from the dark, "Robert! I was listening in!"

So I said, "Come on up, sit down, I have a chair."

"I stood outside the lamp light for awhile.

I hope you don't care."

"Not at all," I say with a smile.

"You read real good, I don't mind to say."

"Well you can't go wrong with some Frosty hay,

Though his meter's apt to get a tad bit lost."

So he asks for more, and on I drone,

All about Maple, or Mabel, as she was known.

There was one about a Christmas Tree,

But before that 'The Path less Taken'.  He,

John, says he memorized it once and quotes the ending paragraph. 

So I read it and it makes us part as we laugh,

Later, now, I'm pictures loading down and up,

As my wife gets ready to sleep I have sup't

At the table that my Lord has set,

And I think this may be the best Chrismas yet!

My Review of TORPEDO SELECTION 20 CIGAR SAMPLER 2-FER

Originally submitted at Thompson Cigar

From the famed factory of boutique artisan Felipe Gregorio, we bring you the 20 Cigar Torpedo Collection, a selection of the finest Torpedo-shaped cigars that Felipe has to offer. Get two each of 10 mild to medium-bodied brands: Vieja Hacienda, White Horse, Ferdinand Y Isabella, 809, Golden Class, ...

TORPEDO SELECTION 20 CIGAR SAMPLER 2-FER

Great Value!

By RobeFRe from High Plains of West Texas on 11/15/2011

 

4out of 5

Pros: Great Flavor, Varied flavors, Easy To Light, Mostly good draws

Cons: Occasional constr issue, Wrapper Imperfections

Best Uses: Special Occasions, Everyday

Describe Yourself: Aspiring Aficionado

I enjoy an evening smoke, and these Torpedo samplers have allowed just the right variety and quality to keep things interesting and enjoyable for a relaxing hour or so on the porch with a good book, a clear sky and twinkling stars.

(legalese)

Clerihew # 1 (see previous post) On Life and family

Dr. Rick Davis,
is no traves-
ty,
But in his own bailiwick, catches and throws and homers like Napoli!

Clerihew

A clerihew has the following properties:

1. It is biographical and usually whimsical, showing the subject from an unusual point of view; it pokes fun at mostly famous people
2. It has four lines of irregular length and metre (for comic effect)
3. The rhyme structure is AABB; the subject matter and wording are often humorously contrived in order to achieve a rhyme
4. The first line contains, and may consist solely of, the subject's name.